There was once a young Shepherd Boy who tended hissheep at the foot of a mountain near a dark forest. It wasrather lonely for him all day, so he thought upon a planby which he could get a little company and some excitement.He rushed down towards the village calling out“Wolf, Wolf,” and the villagers came out to meet him,and some of them stopped with him for a considerabletime. This pleased the boy so much that a few days afterwardshe tried the same trick, and again the villagers cameto his help. But shortly after this a Wolf actually did comeout from the forest, and began to worry the sheep, and theboy of course cried out “Wolf, Wolf,” still louder thanbefore. But this time the villagers, who had been fooledtwice before, thought the boy was again deceiving them,and nobody stirred to come to his help. So the Wolf madea good meal off the boy’s flock, and when the boy complained,the wise man of the village said: “A liar will notbe believed, even when he speaks the truth.”

In the old days men used to worship stones and idols, and prayed to them to give them luck. It happened that a Manhad often prayed to a wooden idol he had received fromhis father, but his luck never seemed to change. He prayedand he prayed, but still he remained as unlucky as ever.One day in the greatest rage he went to the Wooden Godand with one blow swept it down from its pedestal. Theidol broke in two, and what did he see? An immense numberof coins flying all over the place.

One summer’s day a Grasshopper was hopping about,chirping and singing to its heart’s content. An Ant passedby, bearing along with great toil an ear of corn he was takingto the nest. “Why not come and chat with me,” saidthe Grasshopper, “instead of toiling and working in thatway?” “I am helping to lay up food for the winter,” saidthe Ant, “and recommend you to do the same.” “Whybother about winter?” asked the Grasshopper. “We’ve gotplenty of food at present.” But the Ant went on its wayand continued its toil. When the winter came the Grasshopperhad no food and found itself dying of hunger while it saw the ants distributing corn and grain from the stores they had collected in the summer. Then the Grasshopperknew:

A Trumpeter during a battle ventured too near the enemyand was captured by them. They were about to proceed to put him to death when he begged them to hear his pleafor mercy. “I do not fight,” said he, “and indeed carry noweapon; I only blow this trumpet, and surely that cannotharm you; then why should you kill me?” “You may notfight yourself,” said the others, “but you encourage andguide your men to the fight.”

The Wind and the Sun were disputing which was thestronger. Suddenly they saw a traveler coming down theroad, and the Sun said: “I see a way to decide our dispute.Whichever of us can cause that traveler to take off hiscloak shall be regarded as the stronger. You begin.” So the Sun retired behind a cloud, and the Wind began to blow as hard as it could upon the traveler. But the harder he blew the more closely did the traveler wrap his cloakround him, till at last the Wind had to give up in despair.Then the Sun came out and shone in all his glory uponthe traveler, who soon found it too hot to walk with hiscloak on.

I've learned that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them.

I've learned that it takes years to build up trust, and only seconds to destroy it.

I've learned that it's not what you have in your life, but who you have in your life that counts.

I've learned that you shouldn't compare yourself to the best others can do, but to the best you can do.

I've learned that you can keep going long after you think you can't.

I've learned that regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, the passion fades and there had better be something else to take its place.

I've learned that heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.

I've learned that sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.

I've learned that true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. Same goes for true love.

I've learned that maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had and what you've learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.

I've learned that your family won't always be there for you. It may seem funny, but people you aren't related to can take care of you and love you and teach you to trust people again. Families aren't biological.

I've learned that our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.

I've learned that two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.

I've learned that your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who don't even know you.

I've learned that credentials on the wall do not make you a smart human being.

I've learned that if people don't like who you are, then they don't love you, and you don't need them in your lives.

Digestion is not only centred on what you eat but also how you eat. Ayurveda recommends that before you eat anything, you need to be calm, If you are stressed, depressed, angry or rushed, it is better not to eat, or only very lightly. You should try to eat in a peaceful place, chew your food gently and remember not to overeat to allow your food to taste better and your digestion to be improved.

“Don’t rely on someone else for your happiness and self-worth. Only you can be responsible for that. If you can’t love and respect yourself – no one else will be able to make that happen. Accept who you are – completely; the good and the bad – and make changes as YOU see fit – not because you think someone else wants you to be different.”